Land and Human Rights: Standards and Applications

This comprehensive resource from the UN's Human Rights Office of the High Commission can help you to better understand land and human rights standards and identify the ones applicable to your work. It provides a brief overview of the main international law standards relevant to land and human rights, as well as a range of concise, user-friendly summary sheets on key international legal standards for those working on land issues. These sheets illustrate the links between international human rights standards and land issues, along with examples of the concrete application of the standard by human rights mechanisms and references to relevant international standards and guidelines.